COSTUMEY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COSTUMEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSTUMEY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSTUMEY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSTUMEY
No single letter turns COSTUMEY into another word.
How COSTUMEY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COSTUMEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COSTUMEY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COSTUMEY
- All 8 letters of COSTUMEY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COSTUMEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Looking like a theatrical costume rather than real clothing.
Something costumey feels staged and a little over the top. Reviewers apply costumey to period dramas where the clothes seem to wear the actors. It is slightly critical in tone.
How COSTUMEY is used
Used informally in reviews and fashion talk.
- The film looked costumey and unreal.
- Her costumey jacket drew stares on the street.
- Avoid anything too costumey for the interview.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSTUMEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COSTUMEY
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Common questions about COSTUMEY
- Is COSTUMEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSTUMEY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSTUMEY worth?
- COSTUMEY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSTUMEY mean?
- Looking like a theatrical costume rather than real clothing.
- What letters can be added to COSTUMEY?
- No single letter can be added to COSTUMEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COSTUMEY:
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